Nanofibrous membranes, consisting of a poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA)-silica xerogel hybrid material, were successfully fabricated from a hybrid sol using the electrospinning technique for guided bone regeneration (GBR) application. These hybrid nanofibers exhibited a homogeneous and continuous morphology, with a nano-sized dispersed silica xerogel phase in the PLLA fiber matrix. The mechanical pro...

Oxide-free bonding of III-V-based materials for integrated optics is demonstrated on both planar Silicon (Si) surfaces and nanostructured ones, using Silicon on Isolator (SOI) or Si substrates. The hybrid interface is characterized electrically and mechanically. A hybrid InP-on-SOI waveguide, including a bi-periodic nano structuration of the silicon guiding layer is demonstrated to provide wave...

This paper reports on two methods to enable the manufacturing of hybrid nano and micrometer sized systems: (i) electrostatically directed self-assembly of nanoparticles and nanowires to form nanoparticle and nanowire based devices, and (ii) surface tension driven self-assembly of micrometer sized components to form multi-component hybrid microsystems. Both self-assembly techniques are programma...

Aluminium Hybrid Metal Matrix Nano Composites (AHMMNCs) are finding widespread use in the aerospace, marine, defence, and automotive industries due to its high stiffness, strength-to-weight ratio, outstanding wear resistance. nano composite materials commonly used engineering applications their proper mechanical organisation. Mechanical property improvement of hybrid composites is now a promine...

background and aims. polymerization efficacy affects the properties and performance of composite resin restorations. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of polymerization of two micro-hybrid, two nano-hybrid and one nano-filled ormocer-based composite resins, cured by two different light-curing systems, using fourier transformation infrared (ft-ir) spectroscopy and vicke...

nanoindentation techniques are widely used for the study of nanomechanical properties of thin nanocomposite coatings. theoretical concepts and practical use of nanoindentation method are summarized with reporting the applications of these tests in characterization of some particular thin nanocomposite hybrid coatings prepared by sol-gel process. the better mechanical properties can be obtained ...